Drought of 2016: is there any thing different?

More than a dozen states are suffering from drought including Gujarat. What one hears is that since good rains are expected, it is really a short term miserly and after a few weeks everything will be ok. Will it? What will happen to the people whose savings of last five or more years have been … Continue reading →

A sensitive summer: Shall we break the silence?

When so many non-issues have occupied the mind of the youth, to plead for sensitivity to what appear to be real issues may be a vain hope.  But, symbols matter.  Despite many statements criticizing the decision to move cricket matches out of Mumbai because of water scarcity, it did focus attention of the urban middle … Continue reading →

Just An hour a week; opening the doors for an innovator

I am just returning form  talks  meeting of alumni of  all the IIMS  viz., IIMIMPACT held at Singapore. One of the question most of the alumni asked was ”how can they join the Honey Bee Network (HBN), how can they contribute to  the inclusive innovation ecosystem, what is the role that an expert, who is … Continue reading →